and 30th, 2pm: Craft Club.
Fridays, 3rd, 10th, 17th, 23rd, 30th, 10 am: Rhymetime for under 5s.
And also on Fridays, 4-6pm: Games evening for all comers, board
games provided.
Cleaning up Botley
Many thanks to Bob Cowley, for a bit of hands-on research. He has
kindly sent us this: “Just got round to following up your info about the
Oxford Spring Clean-up in the January Sprout.
“As we in Botley are not in Oxford City, OxClean does not apply to us.
Instead, we have to operate through the Vale's equivalent scheme, 17
March–2 April.” The correct webpage for anybody here in the Vale
who wishes to participate is: https://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/vale-of-
white-horse-district-council/environment-and-neighbourhood-
issues/neighbour hood-services/littering-fly-tipping-and-dumping-
waste/community-litter-picking-how-we-can-help/
Meanwhile, and possibly without reference to the above website, an informal
clearance will be carried out in Seacourt Nature Reserve between 2 and 4pm
on 11th March.
Favourite Gadget: The Egg Topper
The stainless steel egg topper scores the shell
round the end of a boiled egg so that it can be
neatly removed (see picture). Place the domed
end of the device on top of the egg, pull up the
ball, which is sprung-loaded, and let it spring
back. The shock makes a projecting lip on the in-
side of the leading edge of the dome cut through the eggshell.
G.N.
(Indispensable, Grant! And here’s another
gadget, just found in the back of the kitchen
drawer. What can it be for? Ideas and sug-
gestions welcome. Ed)
Beautiful Bike
That handsome motor bike on the front cover is a 20-year old Indian,
a classic if ever there was one. It was spotted on a Friday evening
outside Tesco’s, all gleaming chrome and shining metalwork. A clear
sign of Spring on the way, burnished and ready for adventure as the
warmer weather beckons. And a lot more exciting than the primroses I
had lined up for the cover! (Ed)